Hello –
I would like to spray the icynene myself.
Has anyone out there tried this? And is the equipment available to rent or buy (at a reasonable price) to spray the stuff?
I know you need specific mix ratios that require a proportioner device for proper mixing and heat hoses and high pressure devices and …. – Just seems the low amount of available contractors to spray the stuff has driven the price to a point out of reach for most – Including myself – I can’t belive it is really that difficult – one just needs the equipment.
Comments from anyone on the prospect of doing this myself? – Other than “are you nuts?” of course.
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I doubt they'd sell you the drums of goo you'd need. Try Tiger Foam or Fomo or something else that's available.
I think you're looking at a fairly steep uphill battle. I doubt you'll find it as a rental and the equipment is going to be pricey to buy. The icy folks might require you to get training, plus you're going to need to practice somewhere.
Your only shot in the dark would probably be to find an icy installer who was going out of business and needed to unload his equipment fast. But what are the chances of that?
I suspect there are so few icy dealers around because the icy folks are trying to carefully regulate their product so that they don't get bad press from poor installs
http://www.icynene.com/DealerOpportunities.aspx
jt8
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I said 'I don't know.'"
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Edited 9/8/2007 3:29 am by JohnT8
I looked into doing the same thing and it doesn't seem to be available...at least in my province as a DIY product. As it turns out, I will purchase from Tiger Foam. It's a better product with a higher R value as it is "closed cell" as opposed to what i've been told about Icynene which is "open cell". The Icynene forms a "skin" on the outer surface as it cures and is cut off when you trim, exposing the open "cellnous"...if that's even a word, but you know what i mean.
<"cellnous"...if that's even a word>
I think it's "cellnousness"
Forrest - happy to help
Cheers! ...and where's that fifth grader when you need him?
Be careful.
If you trim of the face of the foam to get to the "cellnous", it does indeed transform into "cellousness."
Studies (Building Non-Science.com) have shown that cellousness foam insulation eventually turns into cellulose.
So you may as well blow in cellulose now and be done with it all.
Just be greatful that celulose doesn't turn into fiberglass.
Mongo
MongoI think that you are wrong.Once you cut the surface all of the good stuff leaks out and the celluheavy turns in to cellulite..
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A-holes. Hey every group has to have one. And I have been elected to be the one. I should make that my tagline.
What I've heard is that if you use the wrong sawzall blade it shakes the foam loose and it all separates from the studs and sheathing, giving moisture a lot of places to cling to. An experienced operator can tell when the blade is getting dull.
Good one!
I've only watched open celled polyurethane spray jobs, but it looks like a pretty steep learning curve in keeping mess and proper coverage in the right proportions... and, there's a truck full of equipment involved...but you will get a chance to make up a 2' sawzall blade for trimming<G>
Whoever it is I wish they'd cut it out but when they will I can only guess.
They say I shot a man named Gray and took his wife to Italy,
She inherited a million bucks and when she died it came to me.
I can't help it if I'm lucky.
I looked into renting the spray equipment and the only place I found was somewhere in Texas. This was a few years ago though so I dont know if they are still around. I forget the name too. Sorry.
Handyman, painter, wood floor refinisher, property maintenance in Tulsa, OK
Like others, I don't think the company allow it. I think they want to control their product so they know it is install to their specs. I talked to an installer and they said the equipment was close to $100,000 per truck/trailer